The drone strikes on Russian air force bases weaken Moscow’s ability to wage war on its neighbor and undermine its capacity to threaten more distant rivals.

What the U.S. faces is not just a question of tactical readiness, but structural incompatibility with the type of war now unfolding in Ukraine. Drone attrition warfare favors those who can build, lose, and replace at speed.

If the words of Valerii Zaluzhnyi, the former commander of Ukraine’s armed forces and now ambassador to the UK, still carry weight with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, they could signal a shift in Ukraine’s wartime priorities.

Russia dramatically intensified missile and drone attacks across Ukraine this month in an effort to sap Ukrainians’ morale – but it is also stepping up ground attacks in many areas along the long frontline,

The challenge is that Russia has China’s industrial backing, allowing it to scale more effectively than Ukraine. China produces 80 percent of the world’s fiber-optic supply. Russia has far more state finances to allow the purchasing of these supplies, while Ukraine still heavily relies on volunteers to drive some of these efforts .

Heavy Russian airstrikes: Russia pounded Ukraine with hundreds of missiles and drones between May 24 and 27. Battlefield assessment: The Russian military maintained its offensive footing, exerting heavy pressure on Pokrovsk and Toretsk.

Russia is deploying a military strategy known as the “triple chokehold” to grind down Ukrainian troops, according to experts.

As the bloody battle against Vladimir Putin’s troops stretches into its fourth year, the toll on Ukraine is mounting. Hundreds of billions of pounds have been spent on fighting the Russian invaders, and at least 46,000 soldiers have died.

The drone strikes on Russian air force bases weaken Moscow’s ability to wage war on its neighbor and undermine its capacity to threaten more distant rivals.

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